Broadway Books
| Company type | Imprint |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Predecessor | Bantam Doubleday Dell |
| Founded | 1995 |
Area served | United States |
| Parent | Crown Publishing Group (division of Random House, Inc.) |
Broadway Books operates as an imprint under the Crown Publishing Group, which is a division of Random House, Inc.. Established in 1995 within Bantam Doubleday Dell, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann, it introduced its inaugural catalog in the Fall of 1996. Following Bertelsmann's acquisition of Random House in 1998, Broadway combined forces with Doubleday in 1999. A restructuring in 2008 reassigned Doubleday to Knopf while Broadway became part of Crown. By 2010, Broadway’s general-interest titles were consolidated with Crown’s offerings, transitioning Broadway into Crown’s paperback division.
Publications
Broadway Books has produced a wide array of New York Times bestsellers available in both hardcover and paperback formats. These include memoirs such as Elizabeth Edwards’ Resilience, Bill O'Reilly’s A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, George W. Bush’s Decision Points, Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism, as well as A Lion Called Christian authored by Ace Bourke and John Rendall.
The imprint’s paperback lineup encompasses genres like narrative nonfiction, memoirs, health and wellness, diet and fitness, inspirational works, history, travel and adventure narratives, pop culture, politics, personal finance, popular reference materials, humor, and contemporary fiction.
Among distinguished travel writers are Frances Mayes with Under the Tuscan Sun, Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods, and Martin Troost’s Lost on Planet China. Renowned memoirs published include Eric Clapton’s bestselling Clapton, Carolyn Jessop’s Escape, mountaineer Ed Viesturs’ No Shortcuts to the Top, Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays With Morrie, and Tim O'Brien’s The Things They Carried.
In the realm of personal finance, Broadway features works like David Bach’s The Automatic Millionaire and Smart Women Finish Rich. Several titles have been adapted into motion pictures, such as Kurt Eichenwald’s bestseller The Informant and C. D. Payne’s cult favorite Youth In Revolt. The health and diet segment includes Lou Arrone’s The Skinny and Bob Harper’s Are You Ready!. The imprint also maintains a notable cookbook collection including publications by vegetarian cuisine authority Deborah Madison.
Authors
- David Bach
- Bill Bryson
- Christine Coppa
- Elizabeth Edwards
- Frances Mayes
- Carolyn Jessop
- Bill O'Reilly
- Rebecca Skloot
- Chérie Carter-Scott